News / Peak season hopes dashed as freight rates slip again

26/05/2023

The prospect of a traditional peak season is slipping away with each week that passes and ocean carriers are as yet unable to see any significant uptick in export orders from China.

Maersk said this week that demand remained “stable” but said it had “not seen ...

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